id:			162336
accession number:	2002.65
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2002.65
updated:		2024-04-04 11:13:07.374000

Alien Huddle, 1993–95. Martin Puryear (American, b. 1941). Red cedar and pine; overall: 134.6 x 162.5 x 134.6 cm (53 x 64 x 53 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro 2002.65 © Martin Puryear

title:				Alien Huddle
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creation date:			1993–95
creation date earliest:		1993
creation date latest:		1995
current location:		229B Contemporary
creditline:			Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
copyright:			© Martin Puryear

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	red cedar and pine
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Martin Puryear (American, b. 1941)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 134.6 x 162.5 x 134.6 cm (53 x 64 x 53 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Martin Puryear
	opening date:   1997-11-15T00:00:00
	<i>Martin Puryear</i>. Centre Cultural de la Fundacio Caixa de Pensions, Barcelona, Spain (November 15, 1997-January 15, 1998).

	title:		Martin Puryear
	opening date:   2001-02-02T00:00:00
	<i>Martin Puryear</i>. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (organizer) (March 6-May 27, 2001); Miami Art Museum (June 22-August 19, 2001); Berkeley Art Center, CA (September 12-December 30, 2001); Des Moines Art Center (January 18-April 14, 2002).

	title:		The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2006-06-09T00:00:00
	<i>The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA), Cleveland, OH (June 9-August 20, 2006).

	title:		Martin Puryear, 1993-95
	opening date:   2007-11-04T00:00:00
	<i>Martin Puryear, 1993-95</i>. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (organizer) (November 4, 2007-January 14, 2008); Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX (February 24-May 18, 2008); National Gallery of Art, Landover, MD (June 22-September 28, 2008).

	title:		Contemporary Gallery Reinstallation 2021
	opening date:   2021-04-20T04:00:00
	<i>Contemporary Gallery Reinstallation 2021</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Martin Puryear</em>. Fundación La Caixa, Madrid, Spain (November 15, 1997 - January 11, 1998).', 'opening_date': '1997-11-15T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Collection of the artist; (McKee Gallery, New York); Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro.
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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, “Martin Puryear Sculpture Donated to Museum,” June 25, 2002, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr4456

	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 122
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Museum Masters: 2016-17 Companion Guide.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 25
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	De Becker, Laura. Beyond Borders: Global Africa. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan Museum of Art, 2018.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 13-14, fig. 9
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	Puryear, Martin, and John Elderfield. <em>Martin Puryear</em>. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2007.
	page number: 	Reproduced pgs. 148 and 166, Plate 34.
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	Puryear, Martin. <em>Martin Puryear</em>. Exh. Cat. Madrid, Spain: Fundación La Caixa, 1997.
	page number: 	Reproduced on cover and p. 100-01, no. 27.
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	Sims, Lowery Stokes. <em>The persistence of geometry: form, content, and culture in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2006.
	page number: 	Reproduced p. 95, no. 136; mentioned p. 94 and 124.
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	Sparks, Amy and Rebecca Michaels, eds. <em>African American Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2013.
	page number: 	Reproduced p. 28; mentioned p. 20.
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	“A Conversation with Martin Puryear.” <em>American Craft Council</em> 1.1 (Spring 2006).
	page number: 	Reproduced p. 8-9
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